Malaysia Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance Introduction: A good way to protect yourself should you encounter problems that crop up during your travels is to buy travel insurance. Travel insurance is designed to protect you and your family against travel-related accidents, losses or interruptions. Always include travel insurance as part of your travel budget and enjoy peace of mind. Insurance is essential. Not ensuring you are safely covered on your vacation is a matter of being penny wise, pound foolish. Do not think “it won’t happen to me” – especially if you are planning an adventure-filled vacation. Why you should buy travel insurance: 1. Urgent medical assistance 2. Help with replacing lost luggage 3. Assistance with making an urgent trip home.

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Travelling To Malaysia

Entering Malaysia To enter Malaysia, visitors must have a national passport or other internationally recognized travel documents with a validity period of at least six months beyond the length of stay in Malaysia. All passports and travel documents must be endorsed for travelling in Malaysia. Most visitors, either on business or pleasure trips, do not require visas to enter Malaysia but this really depends on how long you will be in the country. Please refer to the following information on visa requirements to see if you will really need a visa. Passports A valid passport or other travel documents recognised by the Malaysian government required by all. The former must be valid for at least 6 months at date of entry and the latter should be endorsed with a valid re-entry permit. Visas Most visitors (including all nationals of countries listed in the chart) do not require a visa to enter Malaysia if the period is less than 1 month and the purpose of the visit is business or social (see below for more detailed requirements).

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VISIT KEDAH YEAR 2008

Malaysia’s One Golden Celebration continues with three states declaring 2008 as their visit state year. The northern state of Kedah, known as the rice bowl of Malaysia, has come up with a much hyped up Visit Kedah Year 2008 campaign. The Visit Kedah Year 2008 is held in conjunction with the golden jubilee celebrations of the reign of the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah. A total of 70 events, including 29 to be hosted in Langkawi, have been planned to help the state achieve its target of 3.88 million tourists next year.

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